Central Illinois World War II Stories - Oral History interview with Ralph Wagner Woolard - Part 1
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- Ralph Wagner Woolard, Veteran with the U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division 142d Regiment 3rd Battalion, served from April 1943 to October 5, 1945. He was in an intelligence squad and his highest rank at the end of the war was Staff Sergeant. Ralph Woolard was in combat for the majority of his service in Europe except for recuperation from wounds (twice). He saw action in some of the bitterest battles in Italy, France, Germany and Austria (for example Monte Cassino, Selestat, on the Siegfried Line). His decorations are two Purple Hearts with oak leaf cluster, Bronze Star, and the Combat Infantry Badge.
Mr Woolard's account of the War was very informative, you can tell he was in education. I learned a lot from his detailing of different situations which I found very interesting. I thank him for his service and taking the time to tell his story.
Old school tough guys. I miss them. I had 7 uncles in WW2 all saw combat. All came home alive.
Lucky guy
Blessings
WW2 halved the men of my family, out of 40 something 18 came home, those men were my mentors just not explainable to the kids today the stature the men of that generation carried themselves with, we walk on the shoulders of giants
Semper Fi
Why isn't there more likes for this great program? I found this Man totally interesting. What a history. Amazing human.
Thank you for putting this interview together.
My dad was born June 2, 1944 in Holland. Just celebrated his birthday a couple weeks back.
RIP to all those whom are victims of war.
Thanks for not interrupting, so many interviewers interrupt the flow.
RIP Sir! Thanks to you and millions of young men and women like you from all around the world, liberty was preserved or won for many hundreds of millions of others. Those of us in the generations after you, owe you our eternal thanks. May God bless you and all who served and sacrificed so dearly.
Thank you Sir, God bless you all.
I can relate to her deep reverence to one of our greatest generation!
My relatives in Italy were bombed, raped, etc near Rome at that time. My Grandfather fought in north Africa , no food, water etc.. how I managed to give a small testimony is a miracle.
Bless you, Mr. Woolard.
Great man and soldier. These WW2 VETs sound so different from the NAM VETs. WW2 VETs do not mention losing or wanting out. They are committed to victory and victory only.
Because they were fighting for freedom, not attacking a far away island that had absolutely no bearing on anything happening in the U.S., and has been called a meaningless war.
The 36th Infantry Division, the T Patch ( Which was an arrowhead with a capital T in it's center). I joined the unit during the Vietnam war many years after WW II.
My grand father was in the 82nd airborne w rank of capt and a medic who were allowed 2 carry a weapon.He was in normandy in the savage struggle in the hedggrows,then in holland operstion market garden;montgomeries bold plan 2 end the war quickly that fell way short of its objectives @ a high cost in men and equipment.He then got wounded in the battle of the bulge where he sed 1000s died on both sides.It was cold n bloody.
Grandpa didnt tell this all @ once.It took yrs 2 extrcate this in short bursts and say anything 4 yrs in trying not 2 bring bak a nitemare.
God bless these men who gave so much!
The 36th and 34th div.s were thrown bak from monte cassino w heavy casualties.Like the man sed the germans had good troops in italy.It wasn't till late april that the germans capitulated in italy in late april 45.
Hos voice is very similar to Ben Carson!
Hos??
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BORN TO TALK,AN TALK, AN TALK""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""".
I’d like to hear some of his brothers stories as well
Good man
My uncle said that they were mules, not burros! He also said that some were handled by American blacks.
Was germans surrender accepted ? or was he shot ?
Oh! George Washington I am not a fool
Why do these interviews always have to be interrupted so rudely? I love the content but the interviewer always comes off as a bit crass.
It's called a film/tape. They're not endless & have to be changed when they run out. Look into it, it wasn't that long ago when it was the only media available.
They had a truce during operation Market Garden.
Who had a truce during market garden?My grandfather was in market garden in the 82nd airborne.He sed it was ruff and the british got the worse of it.
@@hugbug4408 the British and Germans. The British used that time to collect wounded and those that could evaded capture. I did also hear that the Germans went in after they secured the area again and killed British wounded POWs at the aid station or field hospital. Any info on that by chance?
@@Dutychief yes,that's true.The ss did this in normandy on allied troops;mainly canadians and british troops.Ss also massacred us troops in.malmedy during battle of bulge.@ market garden yes I've Ted where the ss shot wounded british troops @ anthem;also civilians 2 which is typical ss(waffen).But my grandfather sed they pretty much wood fire 2 the finish;and also,german paratroopers units were finatical 2.
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its gross listening to this old guys spit and swallowing for hours